Safeguarding Officer
High Well School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2DD24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time plus 10 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £34,314 - £35,745
What skills and experience we're looking for
Degree or equivalent relevant experience in a child protection setting.
DSL Training.
Understanding of principles of safeguarding practice.
Knowledge of Safeguarding practice
Knowledge of current safeguarding issues.
Working knowledge of Safeguarding Child Protection Policies, procedures and issues.
What the school offers its staff
§ A positive, friendly and professional working environment.
§ An opportunity to work with an amazing group of young people.
§ Bespoke and comprehensive induction package for new staff followed up with outstanding CPD.
§ A subsidised Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
§ A talented and supportive Senior Leadership Team and dedicated Governing Body.
§ A supportive environment in which your talents will be encouraged, nurtured and rewarded.
§ Access to wellbeing platforms, including cycle to work, and other platforms which give employee benefits and inspire a unique employee experience, enriching personal and working lives
- Employee Assistance Programme, on-site HR advice, free parking
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About High Well School
- School type
- Special school, ages 9 to 16
- School size
- 103 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- High Well School website
- Email address
- recruitment@highwell.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01924 572100
High Well School is a Special School which caters for a minimum of seventy 9-16 year olds with an Education Health & Care Plan for severe and profound social, emotional and mental health needs as well as other learning difficulties. The School meets the needs of some of Wakefield’s most complex and vulnerable young people.
High Well endeavours to provide a nurturing environment with personalised support and specialist teaching to enable our pupils to re-engage in learning, develop their social and emotional skills and leave with not only appropriate qualifications but the skills required to succeed in life after school. This is reflected in our vision of ‘Preparing for Positive Futures’.
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